SPD: Suspect in Garfield Street shooting jailed in lieu of $1 million bond

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Statesville man remains jailed in lieu of a $1 million bond in connection with a shooting on Garfield Street.

Craig Blackwell Jr.

The Statesville Police Department announced the arrest of Craig Alan Blackwell Jr., 30, of Statesville in a news release Wednesday.

He is charged with attempted murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and discharging a firearm in the city limits in connection with a shooting at 245 Garfield Street on June 24.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was transported to Iredell Memorial Hospital after being shot in the stomach, police said. The victim was subsequently transported to Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem with life-threatening injuries.

The SPD Violent Crimes Unit investigated the shooting and obtained warrants for Blackwell’s arrest.

On Monday, July 3, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call regarding a trespasser on Greenbriar Road, located outside of the city limits. During their investigation, the ICSO apprehended an individual who refused to provide his name. After the man was in custody at the Iredell County Detention Center, jail staff identified the individual as Blackwell.

Blackwell was then brought before a magistrate and served with the outstanding arrest warrants and issued a $1 million secured bond.